Bill 20 - surveillance cameras in BC Schools

The Tyee reports that Bill 20 proposes amendments to the BC Schools Act, that allow surveillance cameras to be installed on school property to ensure individual safety, to protect an individual's belongings, and to protect school property.

The Vancouver Public Space Network points out that the amendments do not specify how the surveillance camera data should be used, who should use it, or how long the data should be kept. Instead, they believe that "[t]he province should either impose stringent standard rules to avoid the possibility of over-use and abuse of surveillance cameras, or require boards to adopt rules that meet or exceed a tough provincial standard".